Total Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 35.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 1.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.1 1/10
  • Public order 1.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Purbeck Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Coleridge , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 394 local areas in Cambridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Purbeck Road (CB2 8PF) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Coleridge average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 268.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purbeck Road (CB2 8PF), the main crime hotspot is near Elsworth Place. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Purbeck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elsworth Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzwilliam Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elsworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elsworth Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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